When speaking about "style" in the academy, one's mind might first jump to bibliographic styles, and in fact, bibliographic style provides a fitting analogy. Academic writing style guides (i.e. MLA, APA, Chicago) dictate several elements of a written piece, and some might argue that the same content could be repackaged with a different style guide without losing much of its intended meaning. For example, the use of a running head in APA style will hardly affect the quality of the argument in the paper it graces.
However, while these style guides could seem to serve merely aesthetic purposes, they are designed around principles that their respective disciplines value. For example, APA's parenthetical author-date citations serve well those disciplines in which the dates of publication are vital. The highlighting of the date of publication in parenthetical citations is more than a merely aesthetic choice. Rather, the prevalence of dates peppered throughout an article implicitly suggests that the article's author values innovation in research. On the other hand, Chicago is a better choice for disciplines in which connecting to other sources in lengthy footnotes is a valued component of scholarship. More than a mere presence at the bottom of the page, the prominence of these lengthy footnotes implicitly suggests that an author values the scholarly conversation that emerges when multiple voices are brought to bear on a particular topic. These stylistic tendencies implicitly convey a set of values that might never be explicitly stated within a written work. Thus, style conveys more than just aesthetic preferences.
Just as bibliographic style guides are shaped by the values of the disciplines they serve, the fashion choices of academia's professorate are shaped by the values of their wearers. Style, then, becomes a visible mark of otherwise invisible values rather than a merely aesthetic afterthought. Fashion allows for the possibility of offering a nonverbal statement that one values fun over seriousness or humility over pretentiousness. For example, jeans and a t-shirt will convey a very different message about a professor's values than a button-down shirt and suit. To be sure, as in any symbolic system, there are clear limits to the depth of a message that fashion can convey. However, just as a bibliographic style offers an aesthetic hint regarding the values of a given discipline, so too does fashion offer professors the chance to convey values without ever uttering a word.
At this point, it is necessary to observe the ways in which men's fashion and women's fashion diverge rather radically. This is, of course, not a novel observation. Nearly 30 years ago, Deborah Tannen penned an essay for The New York Times in which she lamented the impossibility of an "unmarked woman." That is, as her essay explained, every visual choice that a woman makes (i.e. hairstyle, makeup, shoes, clothing, accessories) marks her in one way or another, whether as sexually available (or not) or modest (or not).
More recent articles on female fashion in academia have continued in this vein, bemoaning the fact that the content of a female professor's teaching evaluations is just as likely to focus on the professor's fashion as on her teaching. Such articles lament the fact that male colleagues are not subject to the same level of scrutiny. It seems fundamentally unfair that women tend to score lower on teaching evaluations simply because they inhabit female bodies. Adding insult to injury by subjecting women to the further affront of being noticed only for their fashion choices seems gratuitous.
Such laments highlight the unfairness of a grossly patriarchal system, and I want to be clear that I am not attempting to undermine such a reading. Patriarchy is real, and it is damaging to people of all genders who live within its confines. Nonetheless, I do want to suggest that perhaps the flipside of the argument from Tannen (and others) is that for female academics, there are nearly limitless options for choosing one's method of being marked and the message that will be conveyed by that method. From hairstyle to accessories, makeup to nail polish, and clothing to shoes, female academics have at their disposal an arsenal of opportunities to choose their style.
Fashion, then, might actually present an opportunity rather than a potential pitfall for female academics. Given the vast number of ways in which a woman can be "marked" by her style, women might actually have a measure of power that is not available to their male counterparts.
Female professors have abundant opportunities to teach students nonverbally about core values. A unique bracelet might open a space for discussing fair-trade jewelry and just economic practices. A vintage dress could present a quiet case for resisting an aggressive capitalistic tendency to acquire more and newer possessions. A tighter skirt could celebrate body-positivity for women of all shapes and sizes. While some possibilities for self-expression through fashion exist for male professors as well, the multiplication of bodily adornments and accessories for women means that, in this one small corner of academia, women might have a small advantage.
To be sure, the connection between a piece of jewelry and the values of justice and equity might not be obvious. However, even if these connections are not made explicitly, they are still present. As such, stylistic details implicitly invite students to practice their critical thinking skills by reading fashion in the same way that they might apply such skills to the close reading of a literary text. Authors rarely offer an explicit articulation of the values that inform their writing, but instructors nonetheless invite students to identify and analyze those underlying values. Likewise, the donning of a particular blouse might not explicitly communicate the values of its wearer, but students might be invited to ascertain those values themselves. Even in cases where those values remain stubbornly opaque, fashion can nonetheless create an invitation for further conversation as students either inquire about a particular piece or as professors volunteer information about their fashion choices. Such explicit identification of values can move those values out of the shadows and into the light of the critical classroom conversations that are the hallmark of impactful higher education.
If, as I have argued using an analogy to bibliographic style, personal style is not merely an aesthetic choice, then female professors have access to a vast collection of resources that can empower them to teach their students through the quiet choices that they make in adorning (or not adorning) their bodies. As a silent partner in the endeavor to imbue students with the values of civil society, style (and especially women's style) can make a statement that speaks louder than words.
 Notably, all pictures in the quiz depict bearded white men. This in itself could suggest popular understandings of what "counts" as the professorial aesthetic.
 By "men" and "women" here, I mean cis-gendered individuals. Transgendered individuals face a whole host of concerns that are beyond the scope of this article.
 Colleen Flaherty, "Same Course, Different Ratings," Inside Higher Ed, https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/03/14/study-says-students-rate-men-more-highly-women-even-when-theyre-teaching-identical. Cf. Friederike Mengel, Jan Sauermann, and Ulf Zölitz, "Gender Bias in Teaching Evaluations," Journal of the European Economic Association (2018).
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Kathleen Parker: Polarized GOP making its own version of 'The Godfather Part IV'
Sonny (tea party followers) and Michael (the Republican establishment) are having a staring contest instead of capitalizing on the Obamacare train wreck.
In trying to understand the Republican Party's internal battles, it helps to think of Michael and Sonny.
Corleone, that is.
On one side we have Sonny — the hot-headed, impulsive, shoot-now-take-names-later son of Don Corleone. On Capitol Hill, he personifies the tea party followers who would rather die on principle than live to win a later day.
On the other side, we have Michael — the cooler-headed son and intellectual strategist. On the Hill, Michael represents the so-called establishment legislators who understand the way forward but thus far have been reluctant to pull the trigger.
That's a metaphor for all those literalists out there who may feel compelled to issue fresh gun-control imperatives. It means to take necessary, if unpleasant, action. Before action, however, there should be a plan, which has been demonstrably missing in recent weeks. Had there been a strategic, long-view plan rather than a series of tactical blunders, Republicans might now be basking in the realization of a dream: Obamacare is a hot mess.
Remember the "train wreck" Republicans kept promising? Well, guess what. The train is wrecking. And yet, rather than popping open the champagne as the Obamacare website crashes in a glut of glitches, Michael and Sonny are having a staring contest.
It's as though Republicans didn't have faith in their own prognostications.
Meanwhile, two weeks after the government shutdown, polls are showing a shift in Democrats' favor. Not only do fewer Americans view Republicans in a positive light (28 percent, according to Gallup) but they're becoming more, not less, approving of Obamacare. While Republicans were nudging the can up the road on the debt ceiling, approval for Obamacare leapt up 7 points, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.
Great job, Teddy!
That would be Ted Cruz, the Texas senator who grabbed headlines by filibustering for 21 hours against Obamacare. Cruz is neither Michael nor Sonny, but is the star of his own movie. He's Ted bin Laden — the guy who hands out suicide vests and then goes to lunch.
The family clash between the Corleone brothers is about to become bloodier, though it doesn't have to. What needs to happen is for certain parties to become wiser and to absorb this simple truth: You cannot govern if you cannot win.
Tea-party warriors may prefer to perish on principle, but perish they will. And, if something doesn't change fast and soon, the fear is that they'll take down the House with them. Forget the Senate in 2014. And forget the White House for the foreseeable future.
Unless, that is, the hard-right suicide flame throwers can be neutralized or converted. The latter isn't likely when the echo chamber cheers them on. And while organizations such as Heritage Action are grading legislators on their "conservative" performance. The threat of facing a primary challenge in their districts from someone even loonier keeps many in lockstep with Sonny.
Thus, the only alternative is a systematic, strategic purge of the Republican Party's Sonny side. Rational conservatives who understand that governing requires compromise, not just "winning," need to form their own groups to first protect their reasonable legislators and then actively recruit and elect strong, likable candidates who can win general elections. They need to create their own scorecards to grade the obstructionists.
If Republicans can pull this off, then they can (maybe) keep the House and (just maybe) take the Senate. Then, with a clear mandate from the people, they can have their way with Obamacare. Theoretically, they could repeal — or use their strength in numbers to improve it and also move forward on entitlements and tax reform in ways that most sensible Americans would support.
Storming the barricades may be fine at times, but it's helpful to also have a plan. Remember the day after shock and awe? Now what? This is essentially where the Republican Party finds itself today. It shut down the government — and now what? It tried to defund the un-defundable (Obamacare was already funded), and now people are gravitating toward the train wreck. The party's delaying tactic, though justifiable, came too late in the game. Finally, Republicans failed to capitalize on Obamacare's own embarrassing launch.
Painful though it may be to witness, it may be time for Sonny to take a drive through the toll plaza. Maybe he could give Ted bin Laden a lift.
(That's a metaphor, too.)
Kathleen Parker is a columnist for The Washington Post Writers Group. She can be contacted at:[email protected]
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Posted on June 12, 2012 by Liz
At WisCon a couple of weeks ago I was on a panel called Imagining Radical Democracy with Alexis Lothian, L. Timmel Duchamp, and Andrea Hairston. We talked about political change, culture, and science fiction, leaping into mid conversation. Everyone was quite erudite so I will try to link some of the important background concepts, books, and thinkers mentioned. The title and description of the panel don't quite describe "what we talked about", but everyone knew what "it" was. This was the topic:
The General Assembly has become a familiar practice since the growth of Occupy Wall Street. Anarchistic and radically democratic organizing processes have a much longer history, though, including the Zapatistas, the Spanish student movement, and movements in the history of feminism. For WisCon members, a familiar feeling might have bubbled up in watching, reading about, or participating in Occupy: wasn't this a bit like what they did on Le Guin's Anarres, or in DuChamp's Free Zones? This panel will discuss the possible growth of a kind of democracy other than our current party-based political systems, using the ways it has been prefigured and imagined in feminist science fiction to help make sense of radical histories and futures.
Here is a rough transcript of the Radical Democracy panel by laceblade. It meant a lot to me personally that laceblade transcribed this panel and put it up for public reading so quickly; it's something I started doing at WisCon panels to document the conversations for the Feminist SF Wiki, but I was too exhausted to do it this year. It was beautiful not just to see many others documenting live, but to be documented myself by someone so passionate and engaged. I was touched to the core.
I felt that we jumped immediately into the conversation with the assumption that we all knew what we were talking about without having to give much background or try to explain things. We didn't talk about Occupy or specific movements so much as we talked about "that thing we know when we see it, or are doing it." We didn't even really introduce ourselves, partly out of eagerness to jump into the topics, partly from assumption people knew who we were in the context of WisCon 36, and partly because of automatically killing the rock star on the stage (opposite of killing the angel in the house!) — so I'll write a bit of an intro now!
L. Timmel Duchamp, Timmi, is a publisher who runs Aqueduct Press; a brilliant thinker and SF author of an epic science fiction work in 5 volumes, the Marq'ssan Cycle, which is about an intervention in Earth politics by alien feminist anarchists. They convene a giant consensus meeting including two women from every Earth nation, destroy much of the technological infrastructure of the military industrial complex(es), and establish anarchist Free Zones in many locations around the planet. The book centers on the relationships and complicated conversations of various women including Kay (who is from the Professional class), Elizabeth (an Executive), and Martha (one of the proletariat… a service tech or sub-exec) and female-presenting though ambiguously gendered telepathic aliens such as Sorben and Magyyt. Revolution, imprisonment, torture, being co-opted, complicated sexual relationships across class boundaries, and the exploration of false consciousness and double consciousness all make this series politically exciting and emotionally intense. Her work in establishing a feminist science fiction press has fostered many writers and amazing, award-winning books. During the panel Timmi did what she does so well which is telling a specific story but with the feeling of it being a roundabout way to arrive at a point or an impression or knowledge conveyed which leaves layers of impressions behind — and the feeling I get from her of a mind somewhat frightening in scope and power channeled through the body of a specific fragile human being, exercising her will to focus all the dehumanization she has experienced and witnessed into a scary laser beam. I'm just saying, I feel a disturbance in The Force when she talks.
Andrea Hairston is a playwright, professor, and novelist, author of Redwood and Wildfire and Mindscape. She has done a lot of analysis in understanding the history of minstrelry in the U.S. She teaches theater and African American studies at Smith. She's an amazing speaker and storyteller, brilliant, enthusiastic, and complicated. I love when she talks and gets excited and waves her arms around with the wildest enthusiasm and keenest intellect. And reading Mindscape, I thought (dorkiest example ever) of Menolly describing what it was like to play a piece of complicated music that other people find too difficult and technical (I believe it was The Ballad of Moreta's Ride) to Master Shonagar; like riding a dragon!
Alexis Lothian is a writer and academic, a professor at Indiana University, and theorist of science fiction fandom. She is an active vidder and deep into media fandom, gender studies, digital cultural politics, and is a founder and editor for the journal Transformative Works and Cultures. She moderated our discussion. I remember on first meeting her I came to a discussion between people of color at WisCon in someone's hotel room, an intense and amazing conversation which she recorded with permission (I was there as assistant techie person, I think) and transcribed for the inaugural issue of Transformative Works and Cultures, recording with quiet attentiveness, contributing to the opening of that space for conversation.
I felt Laura Quilter's absence on this panel (and at WisCon) keenly, painfully. She is a huge part of this conversation.
Timmi opened the panel by talking about how her writing and her activism (feminist and anti-globalization work) feed into each other. She talked about why science fiction is important for activism:
Bad experiences create low expectations especially with social rollbacks over the last 30 years. Creates political apathy. Political apathy is a response, not just a state of ignoring the world, it's a state of actual response. It's not passive even though it looks like passivity. I think what's important about science fiction is it gives us alternatives that we can't imagine in the US even though our history is full of tens of thousands of experiments in collective communities. All around the world, all sorts of things going on, all sorts of collective groups.
"The revolution" takes place in our imagination and is a process, not a means to an end.
Then I talked about hackerspaces and Noisebridge, the hacker/maker anarchist collective I'm part of in San Francisco. Hackerspaces are an important part of what's happening in the current political moment. People banding together to try to form alternative social structures, pool resources, make physical spaces that reflect some of the social, cultural spaces and philosophies we have made in F/LOSS culture and on the Internet and web. As part of Riot Grrrl we tried to "Kill Rock Stars"; make and be part of a story that is not about a Great Man, not about The Hero, that works from many points of view; there is no puppet master moving us around a chessboard, and there are no saints (or sainted texts) we should canonize. Difficult SF stories, difficult narratives, are important politically to teach us all how to read reality, how to construct complicated truths. I described trying to explain "Anonymous" or "Occupy" to journalists, and how because of their failure of imagination, and their assumption that no mainstream readers could understand a story without a hero, they can't get it. They have to participate and be changed in order to know how to tell a story that draws in the reader to participate and change.
I'm not sure how long it took me to say all that, but in my remembrance of the panel I managed it in a leaping, telegraphic, holographic staccato. I felt transported by not just my words but by knowing that we were all on the same page, many of us, and that what we were about to say would blend together like a river and take us somewhere.
Andrea said her upbringing was of a very solid African American household of being a race man, or race woman. Something which happily did not need to be explained in a feminist anti-racist science fiction con, but which I will link for you here. Andrea talked about the Iqbo Women's War, not just the "riots" and murder by the British in a particular incident but women's war as part of Igbo culture and politics.
. . . {the] one who tells the story rules the world. Therefore, we all need to. WE all need to be agents of action, all need to be storytellers. All need to be agents of action in the story.
For Andrea the story of Women's War is one of working feminist anarchy, of a political process that worked, of anarchy rooted in a specific place and time and culture, that came from African women and men and worked for them; an important story. Part of that story is the British shot everyone and made the Iqbo have chiefs. Back to the idea of "no rock stars", no leaders in the sense of elected officials who represent everyone in a hierarchical structure that feeds into the hoppers of power and that support oppressive (and in this case imperial, patriarchal) infrastructures. The book Andrea is currently writing is about a woman coming to America from that time and place.
Andrea then remembered to introduce and identify herself. So I introduced myself too and said everyone should buy my book, Unruly Islands. Andrea's two novels are published by Aqueduct Press. My book as well, and Alexis and I both edited volumes of The WisCon Chronicles, which is a series Aqueduct publishes to document the conversations at WisCon every year. Aqueduct Press for me has solidified, made real, some of the exciting public discourse that happens at WisCon, the connections that spark our thought, the utopian ideals we share, the passion that fuels our daily practice of life and activism and writing. It made our conversations more public, and I hope adds another small brick to the things we are building, the ways we are trying desperately not to lose our histories as women, as marginalized people who are aware of the processes that shape how the stories are told and what is allowed to be seen as "real". When I first realized what Timmi was trying to do by starting Aqueduct I was happy beyond explanation. Something that was my dream was happening in the world — for real. Cultural artifacts created and fostered, nurtured, grown. Timmi is my hero for doing this, for committing her life work to this act, for making our communities visible to each other and to others, for exposing us further as public intellectuals. I am so honored to be part of it and that they publish my work. Long ago I realized that what I wanted in life was not fame, money, success, the Good Life, in the way people sometimes describe what goals should be, but instead the respect of other people I respect. It was like a little mantra for me. Whenever it became reality in a small way, I felt bolstered and comforted: a sign I was on the right track. I rather imagined (as a teenager, in my childlike hero worship) that as an embarrassingly specific little scenario: that I'd be at a cocktail party with Marge Piercy, and she'd know my work, and we'd talk about our ideals, books, feminism, and poetics as equals in the creative process even if not equals in worldly position or age. WisCon and Aqueduct have made that dream come true for me even if I have not yet achieved the particular Nirvana of wine and cheese with Marge. I admire so many people there — very deeply. Beyond the Secret Feminist Cabal, which was a joke made real in organic "slow anarchy" fashion, and which continues to spread, which describes something that (like Riot Grrrl, like Anonymous) does not exist, and which you joined by hearing the idea and declaring you were in it, too — it came true for me. I wish that dream will come true for everyone. The respect of other people you respect.
Back to the panel. Alexis asked us all three to give specific examples of "what we were talking about" — of collectivity, of collective action and what happens and how.
In response, I talked about Noisebridge some more. (Which… ironically… is light years away from feminist utopia for me as a woman.) I talked about hackerspaces.org, the history of hackerspaces, the idea of F/LOSS culture not just "products" but culture, and cultural production, and community; the ideas of patterns and anti-patterns, in software, in architecture and culture, from the book A Pattern Language which by the way is a fascinating read and which I used to explain Joanna Russ's How to Suppress Women's Writing to F/LOSS geeks. (A later WisCon panel on Feminism and F/LOSS brought this in as well.)
Alexis interrupted me to remind me that I wrote about this very topic in the latest WisCon Chronicles, Volume 6, Futures of Feminism and Fandom, which she edited. "Oh yeah! Right! Read that essay, and you will understand what I mean!" I moved on to answer Alexis' question, explaining what Noisebridge is and how it works — and some of its glories and problems.
Alexis mentioned Louisa May Alcott and Fruitlands. I then brought in, as another strand to the pattern, Alice Marwick's and danah boyd's excellent paper on gender and Internet drama The Drama! Teen Conflict, Gossip, and Bullying in Networked Publics as well as my own essay with Debbie Notkin on Internet Drama from The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 3, Carnival of Feminist SF. To understand the dynamics of women and public discourse, read that paper about teenagers' attitudes toward "drama".
Andrea says "drama" is melodrama. Alexis adds that it is "wank". Yes! I then said,
By making a space in which we're trying to address one problem, we're more revolutionary than we realized. Once you're part of a revolution, you have to Fix All the Things. It's very hard, very valuable it takes place in public, documenting what happens. Also really difficult and uncomfortable
Alexis added,
What wank and drama and melodrama do and why they might just not be….part of how we negotiate. We have to emerge from it. It does things that other kinds of more carefully planned politics don't do. Even the most trivial fights can have ripples of effects that are really important to what a community does.
And Timmi pulled it together by saying,
Little drops of water evaporate in dry atmosphere, need a human environment. Not just all of internal difficulties here but thes efforts are operating in a context in which we have vast problems. We have terrible collective problems and no collective solutions or collective process. These space (occupy, hacker, etc.) are besieged by that context. They can't address them by themselves. That's basically the problem. We sort of, what's happening is more and more people are seeing the horizon of what's possible but in this current environment, it's very hard to …you can hack out a space but you can't put up walls, [it's] antithetical to what you want to do.
She then talked about being arrested for direct action against globalization, and the trial process. I got kind of excited listening to this and started writing a poem about it in my paper notebook while also live-Twittering.
A lesson from that story is that the interface between what we're building, what we're doing, as anarchists, feminists, activists — the interface between that and the larger world is extremely important and uncomfortable.
Alexis brought us back to talking about culture, narrative, and cultural production. Writing, drama, process, and art.
Andrea then kicked into awesome overdrive.
I love live theater, I don't know what's going to happen, even if you have a script. I know my blocking, audience comes in, audience makes me change. Every moment is alive. Feedback between me and the audience and other actors. Have to respond. All theater is to prepare you to be ready in the moment. That's what anarchy is about. If you just follow blocking and your lines, that's not going to work. What am I going to do that keeps me…the audience loves it when you solve the problem, in it for the live moment. Image of anarchy as negative melodrama. Good guys/bad guys. Victor Turner: Social drama is essential to humanity. I'm paraphrasing him. Have to have dramatic process in order to perform the meaning that you want. That's what drama is. Struggle to have lived experience turn into meaning. That is a slow process. We're stuck on things needing to be fast. Social drama takes time. Slow money, slow food, I think we need to have slow anarchy.
For Andrea, it is about creating ecosystems. There are people who build monuments, and people who build ecosystems. That is true in writing science fiction as well.
I spouted off at length trying to cram in more holographic imprint of what I mean and what I see and know. My process of watching many channels at once for the Arab Spring and Occupy Oakland. Learning to listen and hear decentralized narratives, which are not what you think you want to hear. Book recs: Constellation Games by Leonard Richardson (with caveats); Direct Action by David Graeber; Illicit Passages by Alice Nunn. Marq'ssan Cycle; Kevin Carson. My currently developing theory that a particular current of SF today is not post-apocalypse but is Mid-Apocalypse; not first contact with aliens, not pioneering imperialist expansion, but being inside the process; the 1% are our aliens, already here, alien because we can't imagine or access their scale of power; this is important in what science fiction is going to become.
We had some audience responses then.
Andrea Hairston talked about capitalism and the idea of "growth". Opposed to the ecosystem of growth, diversity.
I agree with Andrea and add that it is part of the current of science fiction I'm attempting to describe, which is about deepening interconnectedness — not about first contact or "discovering new frontiers" or invasions.
Timmi talked about journalism and false objectivity.
Andrea talked at length about lland ownership, property, the degradation of the commons which is a big part of our struggle. She brought in accessibility and specifically WisCon's and other feminist space's struggles to be accessible, which is part of treating the commons as the commons, as being for everyone; changing cultural attitudes toward the air and smoking, for example. I felt transported all over again to a higher level of thought hearing her bring in so many strands to our central topic — and one that touches on my experience so personally as disability and access and public space.
I put in one more book rec I had forgotten in my earlier burst of book recs that do or represent "what it is we are talking about". Tales from the Freedom Plough, edited by 6 women, stories told by 52 different women who worked in the Civil Rights movement. Individual stories, sometimes contradicting each other, brought together to represent what happened, what is history, what is truth, and thus what is possible for us to do, like a beautiful and terrifying map. I meant to bring in Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin, as another exemplar; but we were wrapping up the panel.
Timmi closed the panel wonderfully by quoting Augustine of Hippo:
Hope has two beautiful daughters, their names are Anger and Courage. Anger that things are the way they are, and Courage to make them the way they ought to be.
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Yatima says:
I've spent the last umpty years thinking about hackerspaces and community gardens and farmer's markets and local businesses and their roots in progressive institutions like allotments and mechanics' libraries and trades unions and guilds. Then when I confessed to a friend I was starting to wonder if I was anarchist, he pushed into my hands Kevin Carson's Resilient Communities and Local Economies: Society After State Capitalism.
I am reading it with little cries of delight and recognition! It pulls together not only all my San Franciscan counterculture urges but my professional disdain for bankers and qualified love for Keynesian economics. Most of all, it resurrects my working-class ancestors from Manchester and their passion for self-improvement. I can feel them being proud of me for my education and my achievements and my pissy, anti-establishment attitude and what's uncanny about this is that I am 41 years old and I have never felt, before, that I came from anywhere or that all these disparate pieces of my life made sense in context. I'm a white Australian living in California. I didn't think I had a context, but I do, and it's this deep vein of refusing to curtsey, refusing to accept that the Hero's Journey is the only story, refusing to acknowledge the divine right of kings or anyone else. Only human rights, and human rights for everyone.
I wanna start an anarchist book club.
Timmi Duchamp says:
What a beautiful post! Thank you! I've been trying to summon up the energy to try to write about what happened during that panel. I think you've conveyed some of that thrumming vibrancy.
I'd like to make one small correction, though– of a quote from me. It should be: Little drops of water evaporate in a dry atmosphere; they need a humid environment to be sustained.
Er, let me make that two small corrections. The other is that my cd was in solidarity with the activists being variously detained, disappeared, tortured, & killed in El Salvador in November & December 1989 & January 1990.
My greatest wish for WisCon 37 is for a reconvening of this panel and these panelists (plus Laura Q!) which I absolutely positively would not miss like I did this year. I am very very appreciative of your and laceblade's write-ups and all the reading recs.
Alexis Lothian says:
Liz, thank you so much for writing this up! The panel was such an intense, exhilarating experience––moderating it was like surfing a giant wave of anarchic feminist joy and glory. I loved what you had to say about the mid-apocalypse and the 1% as aliens in particular, and I will be thinking about that for a long time to come––but all of it was just stunning and inspiring, the very best that a panel can be. When I proposed it, I was hoping for pretty much exactly what we got.
A couple of quick corrections from me too (accompanied by my deepest gratitude to you for typing things up)
– As of August, I will be teaching at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA near Pittsburgh, not IU in Indiana 🙂
– It was an audience member, not me, who brought up Louisa May Alcott and historical utopian communities in the US, though I think I went on to talk more about it.
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Responsible for the management of the Campus Grounds landscape, ornamental trees, flower beds athletic fields and sports turf. Performs all aspects of landscape and athletic field maintenance work. Uses ladders, lifts, and hand power tools, such as lawnmowers, trimmers, blowers, chainsaws, and heavy equipment. Works in collaboration with School Athletic Director.
Maintains grounds in clean and orderly manner including mowing, trimming, weeding, aerating and fertilizing lawns; operates grounds maintenance equipment; replaces plants as needed; sets sprinklers; replaces broken sprinkler heads; adjusts automatic time clocks and system pressure if necessary; maintains grounds maintenance equipment; trims tree branches that create hazardous situations; works with third party landscaping and tree specialists.
Ensures common grounds are maintained in a meticulous manner. Provides direction and support to grounds staff including part time staff, summer workers and third party independent contractors. Assists in preparation of annual Landscape & Campus Grounds budget.
Provides general maintenance and snow removal support under the direction of the Maintenance Crew Supervisor. Available for "on call" duties on a rotating basis.
This position required 5 to 10 years of experience in landscape management, including hands on experience in planning, design and maintenance of sports turf. Professional Turf Management Certificate preferred. Experience with fertilization, aeration, and the application of pesticides, insecticides, or fungicides is strongly preferred.


The Majestic is a serene body of water with a conservative pool shape. Representative of a blend between an oval and a rectangle, the Majestic is a modern design with a modest deep end. Its overall depth of 5′ 5″ makes this swimming pool very safe and friendly to entry level swimmers.


I was recently asked a question relating to incubating pigeon eggs and in answering the question I have begun to learn abit about white barb pigeons.
Thanks for visiting farmingfriends and leaving your comment about pigeon eggs.The pigeon eggs won't spoil if the pigeons don't sit on the eggs for the first few days. When birds lay their eggs they will lay one a day until they have a clutch of eggs and then the pigeon will sit on the eggs. It is only at the point of sitting on the eggs when the conditions are right that incubation will start. So the egg laid on the first day will still hatch at the same time as the egg laid on subsequent days!
Hope this helps. Good luck with the hatch.
Let me know how your pigeons get on. Are they wild pigeons or do you keep pigeons?
They are not wild pigeons they are a pair of white barbs, I bought them three months ago at a nearby pet shop, at first I thought they were old because they only laid one egg, three times, the first time the male kicked it out the box , the second crumbled under the weight of the male four days into incubation, the third also crumbled fifteen days with squab inside, it died. I got frustrated and decided to do some research which led to the issue of grit, I went out and got me some along with some crabshells, grind them up and made an unleavened bread, fed them. To my suprise this time they laid two eggs…I will let you know how they fair.
I am looking forward to learning more about the white barb pigeons and how Chappy's pigeons get on with incubating the eggs.
I have four red young in the nest. 2011 banded. Looks like we're going to have a great year for raising young Pigeons & Doves. To get in touch with me, . White Valencian Figuritas also.
Would just like to mention, my yellow Barb's went to Hawaii, this spring. Doug of Dr2Lofts.
If anyone looking for Barb's, I have a few yellows to sell. These are beautiful birds, now that the molt is over. If interested, get in touch with me at . Doug Smith of Dr2Lofts in TN. USA.
I so much would like to get any barbs. I have never seen any and I would love to be able to purchace some. I live in Bella Vist, ArkansasU.S.A.
If for any reason you want to get rid of your White Barb's, I would be very interested in purchasing them, for blood line & the gene pool. For your sake, I hope you never get tired of them. I've raised them now for close to five years & have produced many, many young. I also raise Valencian Figuritas which are a 6 oz pigeon & very tame. The Barbs I leave alone while setting on eggs as they will break there eggs. They are a bit wilder than some pigeons. I still love having them. Thanks for reading. Doug, of Dr2Lofts in east TN.


This qualification is aimed at experienced workers in a technical, managerial or supervisory role (e.g. foreman) who are seeking to develop their competence and improve their skills and knowledge.
Anyone with a trade qualification working in the construction industry in a supervisory role can gain an NVQ in Occupational Work Supervision.


Inspired by one of Parker Knolls best selling modules from the 1960,s.
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Carl Lewis
Track Legend Carl Lewis Calls US Men's Relay a 'Total Embarrassment'
The U.S. 4x100 relay team came in sixth, two hundredths of a second short of qualifying for the final
By Alec Greaney	• Published August 5, 2021 • Updated on August 5, 2021 at 9:17 am
Carl Lewis, a decorated former United States track star with nine Olympic gold medals to his name, didn't mince words after watching the U.S. team fail to qualify in the 4x100 relay event in Tokyo on Thursday.
"The USA team did everything wrong in the men's relay," Lewis wrote on Twitter. The four-time Olympian earned a gold medal twice for the U.S. in the 4x100 relay event: first in 1984 in Los Angeles and again in 1992 in Barcelona.
He continued in the post, "The passing system is wrong, athletes running the wrong legs, and it was clear that there was no leadership. It was a total embarrassment, and completely unacceptable for a USA team to look worse than the AAU kids I saw ."
The USA team did everything wrong in the men's relay. The passing system is wrong, athletes running the wrong legs, and it was clear that there was no leadership. It was a total embarrassment, and completely unacceptable for a USA team to look worse than the AAU kids I saw .
— Carl Lewis (@Carl_Lewis) August 5, 2021
The U.S. team, consisting of Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley, Ronnie Baker and Cravon Gillespie, came in sixth in their preliminary heat with a time of 38.10 — two hundredths of a second short of qualifying for the final event.
Finishing the second leg, Kerley repeatedly misconnected with Baker, to the point that they were practically side by side and barely running by the time they exchanged the stick.
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"We're just all running fast right now so, you know, the timing and everything, the couple of practices we had," Baker said, according to the Associated Press. "Trying to time that up perfectly with a couple of practices is a little difficult, but it is what it is."
But while past Olympic runs for the U.S. relay squad have been marred by notable events, from a retroactive anti-doping medal strip in 2012 to an illegal handoff in 2016, Team USA simply wasn't fast enough this year to reach medal contention — even despite coming off a gold medal win at the 2019 World Championships.
Team USA hasn't won the Olympic 4x100 since 2000, and hasn't earned a medal since winning silver in 2004.
China, Canada and Italy placed first, second and third, respectively, in Thursday's heat. Germany and Ghana also finished ahead of the U.S. team.
The final will take place on Friday at 9:50 a.m. ET.
Team USA track star Sydney McLaughlin took gold in the women's 400m hurdles and broke her own world record, while Dalilah Muhammad took silver and posted the second fastest time ever.


Samsung provides a solid Stock ROM support for the users. So, when anything happens to your phone that it goes into a dead state, you can get back the stock using Samsung's software. The process is easy because you are able to flash ROM via Odin Flash tool.
Samsung Odin is one of the best and coveted flash tools which are used to flash all the areas of a smartphone. The tool is safe to use and your smartphone will not show any glitches or erroneous functioning after its installation.
There are no special rules or guidelines to follow for downloading Odin Flash tool and it is an easy-to-use application. You just have to open the software, load tar or MD 5 and hit on the start button.
Flash Custom Recovery: Odin flash tool enables you to install Custom Recovery on your Samsung smartphones, such as TWRP and CWM.
Flash Root Package: Often users bring CF auto root files to flash by using Odin tool. Thus, it enables you to flash custom root files.
Flash Stock ROM: At time flash stock ROM becomes an interesting procedure for users. Mostly, stock firmware flash is used to upgrade or downgrade your Android device.
Flash Custom kernel: Custom Kernel is an advanced version of the stock kernels which are used to enhance the performance of the handset. They come with features which are absent in the official pack.
Easy to use: Odin flash tool supports md5, gz, tar, smd, and tgz format and thus it affords an easy installation process for the users.
It is advised to download the latest version of Odin Flash Tool which is Odin3 3.13.1. It is the latest version which will work in most of the cases. If you want to use Odin for Android version or an old device, then you must download the corresponding version for your device.
There are certain prerequisites that must be met before installing the Odin Flash tool.
You need to download the latest Samsung USB driver to install it on your PC.
You can run Odin for flashing firmware and files on the Samsung Android devices.
Only the Windows operating system is supported by Odin.
Samsung Kies software interferes with the functioning of Odin. Make sure it is deactivated while you are installing Odin.
If you want to install an OS, then you must download the stock firmware.
You must note than Odin supports ".tar" and ".tar.md5" extensions only.
Take a look at the following instructions for installing Odin Flash on your device.
Download Odin Flash tool zip. The tool that you download should be correct according to the Android version.
Once the file is downloaded, use the archive tool to extract it.
Open the extracted folder which is "Odin3_v3.13.1".
An executable file "Odin3 v3.13.1.exe" appears. Double click this file.
If you download the previous version of Odin, then you will have to give "user control" as well.
Lastly, the tool will be automatically launched on your Windows PC.
Connect your Samsung galaxy device in the download mode and choose the files, and you are done.
Once you connect your Samsung phone to the computer via USB cable, the flash tool will automatically detect your device. After that, it will display a message "added" in the lower left area.
Click "PDA" or "AP" button which will be shown according to the application version you have downloaded.
The button you have clicked will appear as a window for downloading the file to the application.
After you have chosen the firmware file, press the "Start" button to continue the process. Make sure you don't disconnect or use your phone during this process.
Once successful flashing takes place, this tool will display you a green color button as "Reset" or "Pass". The message will depend on your application version. Your phone will reboot.
Once you follow these steps, your device will be successfully restored to stock factory settings. If you follow the exact steps closely, you can easily recover your bricked smartphone.
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How The Giant Squid Uses Tentacles For Hunting
Living in the great unknown depths of the oceans happens to be a school bus-sized gelatinous creature with long suckered arms, eyes as big as cantaloupes, and a beak that could fit in the palm of your hand. Who is it? Your friendly neighborhood giant squid, of course! I'm talking about the largest invertebrate in the world. An animal that has captured our imaginations since Jules Verne made them part of pop culture in his book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Giant Squid (Architeuthis Dux)!
Known as the Kraken, sea monster, and devil fish, the Giant Squid is probably saddened by its media portrayal. So, it remains lurking in the depths; silently wishing it could come up and say "hi" without scaring the bejesus out of people.
In reality, these "monsters" are notoriously elusive. They roam the depths for snacks in the form of fish, jellyfish, and other squids. Plus, every once and a while, getting into wrestling matches with sperm whales.
What's life really like for a massive creature of the deep?
Which deep ocean do they live in?
How do they hunt?
Read on to learn about the Giant Squid, including some incredible observations made in their natural habitat. All thanks to technological advances in recent years!
You can make up your own mind if the Giant Squid is as scary as all the movies and books make it out to be. Or if it's just an extra-large squid with an unjust reputation.
Fun facts about the Giant Squid!
The Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux) can grow up to a whopping 12-13 meters (39-43 feet). That is HALF a basketball court or the length of a bus! Pretty impressive growth rate when their lifespan is only around 5-6 years.
They inhabit the twilight zone at depths of around 200-900 meters (650 – 3000 feet). The squids prefer colder waters! They have mostly been found washed up on beaches in Japan, New Zealand, Spain, South Africa, and Canada.
🐙 Fun Fact 🐙
There are two Giant Squids displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History that got there through the help of the U.S. Navy and Air Force. In 2005, they were called in to help transport two giant squid that washed up on the coast of Spain to Washington D.C.
It was called Operation Calamari!
By: Smithsonian
What's the difference between a regular squid and the Giant Squid?
They look like most squid with a mantle, eight arms, suckers, and two longer tentacles…just super-sized! That includes their eyes which are as big as dinner plates!
They are located on either side of the squid's head, giving them binocular vision and the ability to judge distances. In the pitch-black waters they call home, their enormous eyes come in handy for picking up small amounts of light. It's most commonly bioluminescence.
Time-synchronised image sequence of the main camera holding behaviour of the giant squid with long arms from the main camera (leftimages) and the upper surveillance camera (right images).
a: several waiving arms to hold the main camera.
b: the arm crown explored and retained the camera system.
c: a large muscular arm sucker adhered to the shield glass of the housing of the main camera.
by: Tsunemi Kubodera, Yasuhiro Koyama and Wen-Sung Chung
d: detached the main camera system.
e: releasing the electric jelly and the bait bag.
Ever heard of deep-sea gigantism? It is the tendency for deep-sea dwelling critters to become large-scale versions of their shallow water relatives. The Giant Squid is a perfect example of this, but they aren't the only ones!
Other gargantuan examples include:
Giant Isopods
Giant Ostracods (seed shrimp)
Japanese Spider Crabs
Giant Oarfish
Giant Sea Spiders
The environments that harbor these giants aren't the most accessible to humans, making it a hard topic to study, but scientists believe gigantism comes about through:
Colder temperatures
Limited food availability
Having hardly any predators
Increased dissolved oxygen concentrations!
Where does the Giant Squid live?
We still have so much to learn about these squids, and it's incredible that we know anything at all when you think about where they live!
The first records of the Giant Squid come from Denmark in the 1500s, where they were described as fish having "a head like a man and wearing a monk's cloak."
The first one to be displayed was by Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland in 1873, who proudly exhibited it in the middle of his living room in a sponge bath. (By then, it had correctly been identified as a squid).
Since then, it's been sensationalized in film and writing! For years, the only scientific data gathered were from specimens that would wash up dead on the shoreline or from chunks found in the bellies of whales.
It's really no wonder people allowed their imagination to run wild when it came to this gigantic organism!
Architeuthis dux, where are youuuuuuu?
Thanks to the speedy improvements in technology over the last couple of decades, our ability to peek behind the inky curtain and observe the Giant Squid in its natural habitat has become a reality.
In 2004, a still camera with a strobe light system developed by Japanese scientists was installed at a depth of 900 meters (3,000 feet). It was placed off the coast of Ogasawara (a cluster of islands about 1000 km south of mainland Japan).
It was the first to capture a picture sequence of a Giant Squid attack, although it, unfortunately, missed the start!
The first digital image of the live giant squid filmed by special deep-sea camera system off Ogasawara Islands in the western North Pacific in 2004 by: Tsunemi Kubodera and Kyoichi Mori
Fast forward to 2012, at the same location, two unmanned submersibles with ultra-sensitive HD cameras successfully captured the first video footage of the Giant Squid attacking an imitation bioluminescent jellyfish.
Imagine how exciting that footage would have been to see for the first time!! Especially when you take into consideration that the 23 minutes of footage that was captured came out of 246 hours of observation taken over a total of 55 deep dives.
That data doesn't come easy folks, but it did result in two documentaries and a deeper understanding of how this squid lives.
Back in 2019, Dr. Nathan Robinson and Dr. Edie Widder were the first to ever capture live footage of the Giant Squid in US waters! This is only the second time the giant squid has been filmed in the wild. How cool is that?!?
Watch the video down bvelow to get a sneak peek at what they found and saw!
Get ready to witness Giant Squid Hunting
The latest and greatest Giant Squid footage was collected in 2021 at a depth of 800 meters in Australian waters by an international team of scientists, engineers, and a camera crew. It captured the very first full sequence of Giant Squid hunting!
Using infrared LEDs (which squid are blind to) was instrumental in observing the Giant Squid's natural behavior. The incredible video footage confirmed that they are fast visual predators. They lock onto prey visually and then, using their two tentacles to strike. Then, manipulating and identifying prey with their suckered arms.
Custom-made deep-sea camera system (a) Illustration of the Deepsea Camera system (b) The system during the deployment viewed by the upper surveillance camera by: Tsunemi Kubodera, Yasuhiro Koyama and Wen-Sung Chung
Man- Those tentacles are super LONG!!!
How do Giant Squids manage to keep two long tentacles, over 5 meters (16 feet) in subadults, headed in the same direction to a point in the distance?
They can temporarily lock them together with a series of smooth-ringed suckers and knobs.
During the attack on the electric jelly (a device mimicking the bioluminescent distress signal of the mesopelagic jellyfish Atolla), the Architeuthis dux made its tentacles into a noose shape but was unsuccessful.
In a matter of seconds, the squid retracted its tentacles coming back for round 2, this time with a claw-like end! Success!
Time-synchronised image sequence of the electric jelly capturing behaviour of the giant squid with long tentacles from the main camera (left images)and the upper surveillance camera (right images).
a: finger rhombus noose formed with right and left tentacular clubs.
b: the locked long tentacular stalks stretched forward and passed by the electric jelly.
c: twisted tentacular clubs when withdrawing.
It captured the electric jelly, but after a thorough exploration with its suckers, it eventually determined that the jelly, along with the associated camera equipment, was not food and returned to the darkness.
The change in tentacle end from noose to claw proved that Giant Squid relies on their giant eyes to hunt, in conjunction with their chemo tactile senses using their suckers to "taste" prey.
d: the claw-like tentacular structure.
e: dactylus, distal end of tentacular clubs, rubbing electric jelly.
What more can we learn about the Giant Squid?
With continued advances in technology and a better understanding of this squid, it will hopefully allow scientists to gather more data. Not just on the Giant Squid but the Colossal Squid, Humboldt Squid, and Atlantic Giant Squid!
Oh yes, it's not just the Giant Squid dwelling in the depths! I don't know about you, but I can't wait to hear about the next epic Giant Squid encounter!
If you want to educate yourself some more about all sorts of different cephalopods, take a look at our encyclopedia. Or, what we call it, our Octopedia!
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/* @flow */
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import Pagination from '../../../../../library/Pagination';
import DemoLayout from '../../common/DemoLayout';

import type { BestPractices } from '../../../pages/ComponentDoc/types';

type Props = {
  currentPage?: number
};
type State = {
  currentPage: number
};

class Paginated extends Component<Props, State> {
  state = {
    currentPage: this.props.currentPage || 1
  };

  handlePageChange = (currentPage) => {
    this.setState({ currentPage });
  };

  render() {
    const { currentPage } = this.state;

    return (
      <Pagination
        onPageChange={this.handlePageChange}
        pageSize={10}
        totalCount={20}
        {...this.props}
        currentPage={currentPage}
      />
    );
  }
}

const bestPractices: BestPractices = [
  {
    type: 'do',
    description: `Use \`showPageJumper\` if pagination results are truncated so
    that users can easily navigate to hidden pages.`,
    example: (
      <Paginated
        showPageJumper
        currentPage={5}
        totalCount={100}
        visibleRange={3}
      />
    )
  },
  {
    type: 'do',
    description: `For narrow layouts, prevent page numbers from wrapping by
    decreasing the [\`visibleRange\`](#visible-range) or using
    [\`showPageNumbers\`](#previous-next) to display only Previous & Next buttons.`,
    example: (
      <DemoLayout>
        <Paginated visibleRange={2} currentPage={3} totalCount={50} />
        <Paginated showPageNumbers={false} currentPage={3} totalCount={50} />
      </DemoLayout>
    )
  },
  {
    type: 'dont',
    description: `Hide Pagination if there is only one resulting page to avoid
    confusion.`,
    example: <Paginated pageSize={20} />
  }
];

export default bestPractices;

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Q: PHP function running on every refresh Hi i have a function which adds a record to a database. After I have initially clicked submit if I refresh the page it will repeat the function again and again.
The code I am using to call the function is as follows.
if(isset($_POST["submitTask"])){
    insertTask();
};

I am new to mySQL and PHP as I used to use ASP and SQl but I cannot find a solution for php, Thanks in advance.

A: After submitting the form:
if(isset($_POST["submitTask"])){
  insertTask();
  header("Location:your_form_page.php");
}

This redirection will clear all form submissions as page is redirecting, no form will be submitted.

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When you are out in the middle of a lake, you don't have a wall outlet to plug your electronics into, such as a GPS or fishfinder. So, being able to charge it anywhere – like out on a toon – is invaluable. That is why I recommend a portable power bank. The one I recommend has two USB outlets, a DC power outlet, an LED light, and it can also jump car batteries. Click Here to see what it is selling for on Amazon.
However, seeing as some toons do not have an outlet to charge your phone, you may be simply wanting to charge your phone while you are spending the day on the lake. In this case, you may not a battery so powerful or big, you can also get smaller portable chargers that just charge via USB. These are almost always just used to charge cell phones or small devices, but the small size and much cheaper price makes them very versatile and easy to keep with you. Click Here to see our recommended single USB portable charger on Amazon, or Click Here for a double USB port charger on Amazon.
You never know what could happen when you are out boating, this includes damaging a prop. It can be extremely difficult if a prop gives out mid-trip. So it could be very handy to have an extra prop stowed away for such situations. It is also helpful as you will always have your spare right with your boat. You won't need to store it in the garage and have to find it again later. When dealing with a malfunctioning prop, you are definitely going to want to be able to be able to get something done. You may have to readjust, tighten, or remove the prop. In a crunch, you aren't going to want to have to cancel your day due to a lack of tools. A Prop Wrench can also help you untangle grass, reeds, or other plants that tangle up on your boat.
It is always a good idea to be ready for personal emergencies. Guys and ladies alike. While you should always be personalizing your preparations, it is good to have items such as bandages, a good first aid kit, sunscreen, hand sanitizer and other such items.
If you can't fix something with duct tape, you aren't using enough duct tape. Duct tape can be extremely helpful when in a pinch. Duct Tape was originally invented by Johnson & Johnson's Permacel division during WWII. The US Military wanted a strong, WATERPROOF tape that could keep moisture out of ammunition boxes. This is exactly the kind of resource you are going to want at your disposal on a pontoon. Such a versatile and effective tool can be more helpful than most realize. If an item breaks, duct tape can usually keep it working long enough that you can have time to get it repaired. It is also helpful for repairing wear and tear on life jackets or your vinyl seats, a small rip can be disastrous if no taken care of.
Aside from a prop wrench, you may need a few more tools every now and then. Such tools might include a few screwdrivers or a wrench. While these obviously won't fix major boat repairs, they could fix a few small tune-ups needed on board. If you find a loose screw or bolt somewhere, you will want to tighten it quickly. If it falls out, it can be a pain to find or replace.
Despite assuming that you will bring snacks with you when you go boating each time, we are still human, and we still forget. Having a few granola bars or nonperishable snacks stowed away might come in handy if you don't bring enough food or end up staying longer than you planned. Just remember that sugary snacks will give you energy for a while, but you will also have an energy crash soon after that can leave you sleepy, hungry, cranky, and unable to concentrate. Healthier snacks will give you more energy throughout the day.
Even if you are out of the sun, dehydration can be a serious danger. Also, if you are swimming around and playing in the water, your body is exerting energy and is perspiring. You won't feel it as easily because most water you go boating on is much colder than our body temperature. This means that while you are cooling off in the water, your body is trying to keep up the internal body temperature so that you don't get hypothermia. Because you feel cool in the water, you are tricked into thinking that you don't need to drink. The wind will also evaporate sweat off of your body, which also dulls your sense of water loss. In all actuality, you need water more than usual. Drink water even if you don't feel thirsty. If you are thirsty, you actually are already dehydrated. Bring water with you when you go boating. Just in case you finish of that water, keep a few gallons of fresh water on board. Try to cycle the water out for fresh water every few weeks though.
This one isn't so much a necessity as it is convenient. If you are out fishing early, it could get brisk. You may want to toss on that extra layer to keep warm. Remember to check what the blanket is made of. Cotton will soak through quickly and will just be cold. Wool will still soak, but will keep you warm even if wet. A fleece blanket would do fine, but can get heavy when wet. If you get a lot of spray while boating, you may want to use a waterproofing spray like Scotchgard on your jacket, blanket, or even your shoes. Click Here to see what Scotchgard is going for on Amazon.
If you are eating granola bars or other packaged snacks, you don't want to drop them on the ground in your boat. They could fly out and end up polluting the wonderful environment you are enjoying. Keep a bag on the boat to put trash in. Remember to have no trace left behind when you leave – this keeps nature clean for everyone else and for you when you go next. Trash Bags are also helpful for putting items in that you would like to keep dry. Extra changes of clothes, or an extra jacket could easily be stored in one.
No matter how much of a man you are, you may still need a map. Being able to see and know where you are at is a good way to be safe. Maps of the water you are boating on also help you know where there may be no wake zones or speed limit zones. Not to mention that looking at a map could help you know where the fish might be if you are fishing. While a paper map can always be helpful, there are many other options. You can also use other methods such as a GPS you put on your dash or even something as simple as your phone.
Were you to find yourself still out on the water when it begins to get dark, you can find yourself blinded and lost. In the event that you do end up getting caught in that situation, you will want to have a good spotlight to get you back to the shore safely. While there are some spotlights you can attach to your boat, you can also get a large handheld one that can also work well.
Now obviously, there are more things that could be added to this list, based on where you live, what kind of boat you have, what you are boating for, and when you are out. You will have to modify this list. Feel free to add, remove, or change things on the list to suit what you need. If I missed something major, or if you have another helpful suggestion, comment about it. Everyone can benefit from more ideas.


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100 Naked Women Just Greeted Trump at the Republican Convention
Jul 18, 2016 @ 12:32 pm By Keely Quinlan
There's literally no better way to welcome Donald Trump into the arena for the Republican National Convention than 100 completely naked women in protest.
Donald Trump, who is now the presumptive Republican nominee, is notorious for his sexist and degrading comments about women, especially their bodies. His newly minted running mate, Governor Mike Pence from Indiana, seems to be almost as awful to women when it comes to legislation.
This week, the Republican National Convention is taking place in Cleveland, and it will basically be a celebration of Trump-minded people coming together.
So, in protest of the sexism perpetuated by Trump and others, artist and photographer Spencer Tunick organized the display of 100 nude women holding large round mirrors that shined light on the arena where the convention is taking place. The installation was originally planned out in May with a casting call, and more than 1,800 women applied to pose nude for the shoot.
Spencer says this about the purpose of the shoot and the mirrors on his website:
By holding mirrors, we hope to suggest that women are a reflection and embodiment of nature, the sun, the sky and the land. We want to express the belief that we will rely upon the strength, intuition and wisdom of progressive and enlightened women to find our place in nature and to regain the balance within it. The mirrors communicate that we are a reflection of ourselves, each other, and of, the world that surrounds us. The woman becomes the future and the future becomes the woman.
Preparation for the shoot started early Sunday morning. Spencer and his wife, Kristin, headed to the secret location, which the emailed to only 200 women of the 1,800 that signed up to participate. Despite all the prep work, Spencer was still anxious about "the possibility of Secret Service helicopters flying overhead or cops showing up," according to Cosmo.
The women were all asked to bring sheets and other things to cover up just in case police were to arrive because technically public nudity is illegal in Ohio.
But even if that was going to be the worst case scenario, Spencer has already been arrested five times during shoots outdoors in New York. "It would just be me they'd arrest — not the women — and Kristin knows what to do if that happens," he tells Cosmo.
Once the women took their clothes off and begin to get into place for the photos, cops actually did arrive to ask Spencer what was happening, and then the cops allegedly told him to keep them from marching, according to Cosmo. All in all, the shoot took less than 30 minutes, as many cops, firefighters and paramedics arrived on the scene to just watch.
Many women from all backgrounds, ages, shapes and races volunteered. Some were even willing to travel from as far as Belgium to have the opportunity to take a stand against Donald Trump, while others just wanted to proudly display their bodies.
But really, shout out to these incredible women for literally shedding light on the sexism of Trump. Stick it to the man!


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Q: Does KDE Neon use Ubunu LTS point releases? The KDE Neon FAQ mentions it's build on Ubuntu LTS 18.04. It doesn't mention which point release of Ubuntu LTS it's using.
I would like to try out KDE Neon, but I know my laptop doesn't work well (or at all) on kernel versions before 4.19. Default LTS comes with kernel 4.5 and is not an option. According to the Ubuntu kernel overview, Ubuntu 18.04.3 would be the first version that would work for me.

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*Does KDE Neon follow Ubuntu point releases?

*Alternatively, is it possible to manually enable the HWE as described on the Ubuntu wiki? With:
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-18.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04
Or would that break the KDE Neon update system?

A: You can get the requisite information by visiting https://files.kde.org/neon/images/user/current/.
In particular, https://files.kde.org/neon/images/user/current/neon-user-20200213-1120.manifest has
linux-generic-hwe-18.04 5.3.0.28.96
linux-headers-5.3.0-28  5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1
linux-headers-5.3.0-28-generic  5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1
linux-headers-generic-hwe-18.04 5.3.0.28.96
linux-image-5.3.0-28-generic    5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04   5.3.0.28.96
linux-modules-5.3.0-28-generic  5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1
linux-modules-extra-5.3.0-28-generic    5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1
linux-signed-generic-hwe-18.04  5.3.0.28.96

In other words, you could use https://files.kde.org/neon/images/user/current/neon-user-current.iso.


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Chris De Los Santos singled.
Isaac Robertson reached first on an error by 3b.
Baylor Steelman singled; Matt Brown advanced to second.
Collin Hopkins singled, RBI; Joe McNamee advanced to third; Isaac Robertson scored.
Matt Brown singled, RBI; Collin Hopkins advanced to second; Joe McNamee scored.
Baylor Steelman singled; Matt Brown advanced to second; Collin Hopkins advanced to third.
Lofton Cotton lined out to cf, SAC, RBI; Collin Hopkins scored.
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San Leucio este o parte a orașului italian Caserta. San Leucio s-a dezvoltat în legătură cu manufactura de mătase construită deodată cu Palatul Regal din Caserta în a doua parte a secolului al 18-lea. Clădirea principală din San Leucio este palatul Belvedere, care fusese construit un secol mai devreme. Lucrările de modernizare și transformare a acestuia au fost realizate sub conducerea arhitectului neapolitan Luigi Vanvitelli. În anii 1750 s-au construit grajdurile regale (Vaccheria), iar în anul 1775 s-a înființat prima manufactură de mătase. În anul 1778 palatul Belvedere a fost transformat în țesătorie, iar complexul a fost mărit cu încă două clădiri având același scop. Transformarea palatului în țesătorie de mătase a fost finalizată în anul 1789. Complexul a fost subordonat direct curții regale, toate veniturile generate intrau în vistieria regală. Regele Ferdinand, văzând succesul economic al acestui complex de manufacturi, a hotărât construire unui oraș în jurul acestuia. Orașul s-ar fi numit Ferdinandopoli, însă proiectul nu s-a realizat niciodată. La începutul secolului al 20-lea complexul a intrat în declin din cauza concurenței orașelor din nordul Italiei. Azi adăpostește Muzeul Mătăsii, iar în anul 1997 a fost înscris pe lista patrimoniului cultural mondial UNESCO.

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Pagina oficială

Patrimoniul mondial în Italia
Caserta
Regatul Neapolelui
Industria textilă
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Q: Maven change encoding to certain files All my project with a Cp1252 encoding, except for a couple of files that I have encoded in UTF-8, which contain special characters.
When I run an install, in those files I get a couple of errors: unclosed character literal, illegal character: '\u00a8'. When doing the install with the plugin with the encoding in UTF8:
    <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.2</version>
        <configuration>
            <source>1.8</source>
            <target>1.8</target>
            <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
        </configuration>
    </plugin>

The error is no longer displayed in the above mentioned files but in many others, the error displayed is: unmappable character for encoding UTF-8.
Can I specify UTF-8 encoding only for some files?

Another thing, maven displays errors as follows:
folder/file.java:[10,19] unclosed character literal
folder/file.java:[10,22] unclosed character literal
folder/file.java:[13,19] unclosed character literal

What the numbers means? it does not seem to be the line numbers where the error is located.

A: [10,19] means: The 19th character on the 10th line.
@VGR explained precisely why reading UTF-8 encoded source files in as CP1252 causes compilation to fail: Any non-ASCII character is encoded as at least 2 bytes in UTF-8. If you then incorrectly read those bytes as Cp1252, you get 2 or more gobbledygook characters. Given that char literals only allow 1 character inside, the code now has compiler errors in it.
There's no way to tell maven that some files are UTF-8 and some files are Cp1252 unless you run separate compilation runs, which is hard to do, would be very confusing and hard to maintain (so, a bad idea), and can't work at all unless you either involve stubs or you're 'lucky' and one of the two batches is 'self contained' (contains absolutely no reference to anything from the other 'batch').
So let's get rid of that as feasible option. That leaves 2 options:
The right option - all UTF-8, all the time
Treat all source files as UTF-8. This is easier than it sounds like; all ASCII characters are encoded identically in UTF-8 and Cp1252, so only non-ASCII characters need to be reviewed. This is easy to find: It's, effectively, all bytes above 126. You can use many tools to go find these. Here is an SO question with answers about how to do this on linux, for example.
Open those files with any editor that makes it clear which encoding it is using (most developer editors do this right), reload with encodings until this character looks correct, then re-save as UTF-8, voila. All the ones with no special characters are both UTF-8 and Cp1252 at the same time - you can simply compile them using UTF-8 encoding and it'll just work fine.
Now all your code is in UTF_8. Configure your IDE project accordingly / just leave your maven pom on 'it is UTF-8' and all maven-aware project tools will pick up on this automatically.
Considerably worse option - backslash-u escaping
If you can't do that because some tools read those source files (not maven and javac and in fact pretty much nothing major from the java ecosystem as the java ecosystem is all quite UTF-8 aware) and just insist on parsing it out as Cp1252, nothing you can do about it: There is a way to remove all non-ASCII from source files: backslash-u escapes.
The concept \u0123 is legal anywhere in any java file, and not just in string literals. It means: The unicode character with that value (in hex). For example, this:
class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //This does nothing, right? \u000aSystem.out.println("Hello!");
  }
}

When you run it, actually prints Hello!. Even though the sysout is in a comment... or is it?
\u000a is the newline symbol. So, the above file is parsed out as a comment on one line, then a newline, so, that System.out statement really is in there and isn't in a comment. Many tools don't know this (e.g. sublime text and co will render that sysout statement in commenty green), but javac and, in fact, the Java Lang Spec is crystal clear on this: The above code has a real print statement in there, not commented out.
Thus, you can go hunt for all non-ASCII and replace it with u escapes, and now your code is hybridized: It parses identically regardless of which encoding you use, as long as it's an ASCII compatible encoding, and almost all encodings are (only a few japanese and other east asian charsets, as well as UTF-16/UCS2/UCS4/UTF-32 style encodings, are non-ASCII compatible. Cp1252, Iso-8859, UTF_8 itself, ASCII itself, Cp850, and many many others are 'ASCII compatible', meaning, 100% ASCII text is identically encoded by all these encodings).
To turn things into u escapes, look up the hexadecimal value of the symbol in any unicode website and apply it. For example, é becomes \u00E9 (see é) and ☃ becomes \u2603 (see unicode snowman).
Put those escapes in where-ever you see non-ascii in a source file, even if you see it outside of string literals:
legal java:
public class Fighter {
  public void mêléeAttack() {}
}

But.. if you mix up the encoding setting in your editor and the encoding setting in maven that goes badly. However, this:
public class Fighter {
  public void m\u00EAl\u00E9eeAttack() {}
}

means the same thing, and works correctly even if you mess up encodings. It just looks real bad in your editors, which is why this is a considerably worse option.


a first-round TKO. He trains at the Academy here in Minnesota and he's been working very hard for this one, I know that. He knows it's a big spot for him and a big step up to the big show. We'll see how he performs under the lights. Legus is a new guy, and he's training under one of our former champs in Mitch White. Mitch is a stud, so I expect big things from this guy. He speaks very highly of him. You never know what you'll get in a debut."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Mitch White product? I'm in. Legus by second-round submission.
Records: Lemaire is 5-1, while Klein is 3-0.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "LeMaire trains at MAP in Grand Forks, N.D. I don't know a ton about him, but he came very highly recommended from some people I trust up there. Well-rounded skills. Klein is with Pura Vida in Wisconsin, and Jake Klipp's guys are always ready. Klein has a wrestling background. LeMaire is more of a striker, but this will be a big step up in competition for him. He's been knocking a lot of guys out ... all of his wins are by KO/TKO."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: One of the tougher fights for me to predict. If LeMaire hits him, he can finish. But Klein's wrestling is probably enough for him to grind out a decision win.
Records: Byers is 3-1, while Lippert is 3-2.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Byers come to us from Glory, and everyone they send here is solid. Lippert is with Fearless MMA out of Wisconsin, training under Patrick Delgado. Lippert has some quality wins over a few of the Midwest's standout female fighters. She just recently beat Katie Koenig and she has a win over Nikkoleen Attewell. Byers is really though, though. She beat Brittany Nieman at LFA 41 and she hasn't lost since 2015."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Tough one, but I'm going Byers by decision.
Records: Schafer is 3-1, while Landrus is 4-0.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "This is a fun one, two Minnesota kids. Schafer has fought for us before. Just a really tough brawler. Hits very hard. Landrus has great wrestling and good ground skills, and I know he's looking forward to showing off his improving ground game. Both guys have bright futures, and a win here could move either one into title contention or one step closer to a pro debut."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Landrus wins, third-round TKO.
Records: Wiest is 2-0, while Petersen is 1-0.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Petersen is another elite Minnesota wrestler, a Lakeville kid and just an absolute beast. Team is built like a tank. He's got crazy power, and he's just fun to watch. He's still green, but he'll beat a lot of guys on just natural ability. Wiest is a military guy from North Dakota. I don't know much about him, but I've watched tape. And he looks game. It'll be Petersen's toughest test to date."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Petersen rolls again, dude is a freak. Second-round KO.
Records: Davis is 3-1, while Bauman is making his debut.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Bauman is an elite wrestler. He is a former Gophers wrestler, and obviously he's a former Minnesota state champion. He's very smooth in there. He was a tough guy to match as an amateur because of his credentials. As an amateur, he did a good job of not just relying on his wrestling. Davis is by far the best fighter Bauman has ever faced. It's really a very tough pro debut. Davis is a Bellator vet, and his lone pro loss was to David Michaud. His ground skills are amazing. He submits just about everyone. Bauman will have the reach advantage and the wrestling advantage, but I don't think he wants to go to the ground with Davis. A fight of the night contender for sure."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Sick, sick fight. Bauman ... unanimous decision.
Records: Wannemacher is 4-2, while McPadden is making his pro debut.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "I love this fight. It's one of my favorite fights on the card. Sean has been looking for a pro debut for a while. He's had a tremendous amateur career, and he's a very well-rounded fighter. He fights with a fast pace, and he's always looking for the finish. Sean seems to be even better after he gets hit a few times. Jesse has fantastic hands. He's a great boxer, and his ground game has come a long way. He has no desire to be some kind of gatekeeper for a young buck like McPadden, so I'm sure he will come out looking for a big KO. His boxing is very crisp, so he doesn't need to go swinging for the fences to get the KO. I'm pumped for this one. It's a fight to watch for sure."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Strube, second-round submission.
Records: Gidron is 4-1, while Schiro is 2-0.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Most of the main card fights were put together by LFA's Mark Bieri. They are bringing a lot of their top prospects to Minnesota this time, guys who could be fighting in the UFC before the end of 2019. So I don't know much on some of them, other than that they're very good and people the LFA wanted to see in big fights. Schiro is from Chosen Few out of Madison. He has a great ground game, and he's finished both of his pro fights via submission. He also had a very strong amateur career and still a young buck. Gidron is here from Michigan. It sounds like he as a wrestling background."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Schiro survives first two rounds and then finishes via submission in the third.
Records: Zalaal is a perfect 5-0, while Merrill is 5-3.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Zalaal is slick and dangerous ground fighter. He's really fun to watch on the ground. Four of his five pro fights, he's finished on the ground via submission. He's already 2-0 in LFA, winning by submission over Daniel Soto at LFA 39. Merrill stepped up on somewhat short notice. He's a vet and has fought for LFA previously and really fought for most of the top promotions in the Midwest."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Zalaal, first-round submission.
Records: Murray is 4-1, while Cunningham is 6-1.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Alton is always fun to watch. He suffered his first loss to Bevon Lewis over the summer, but he bounced back with a win over Minnesota veteran BJ Lacy. Cunningham has knockout power in his hands and legs. He's a vicious dude. Interestingly enough, Murray also is coming off a win over BJ Lacy, which also was the bounceback fight following his first loss. That loss came under the LFA banner. Just like Cunningham, he's a great striker, can finish the fight anywhere. Don't blink!"
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Cunningham is my dude, he's down to finish this one, second-round KO.
Records: Loosa is a perfect 6-0, while Thomson is 8-4.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Loosa is from Switzerland and trains in Florida I've heard. He's been out of the fight game for a few years, but before he took time away, he was an absolutely devastating striker. Powerful hands and feet, a real knockout artist. Thomson is an Iowa guy. He's got a wrestling background, and he's already fought some very, very tough competition. He's a vet, so I'm sure he will bring it."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Loosa, first-round KO.
Records: Both Jackson and Lee are 9-2.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "Bobby is a very tough wrestler from Minnesota. I think moving up in weight will help him. He struggled to make 155, but he'll be more comfortable at 170. This one is at 165. Jackson is a stud. He's already fought for LFA, Bellator and Titan. He's got wins over some really strong competition. He sets a fast pace, and he can handle being on the ground or on the feet. Bobby's striking is improving, but wrestling is still his bread and butter. It's a big one for Bobby for sure."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Man, I want to see Bobby have his hand raised. But Jackson is a monster. He gets an early finish in the third round via TKO.
Records: Hubbard is 9-2, while Mota is 11-0.
Bjornberg's thoughts: "It's fitting that 'Kill' is in Mota's name, because the guy is a killer. I don't know where you go with him. He's got great, fast hands, and he's so slick on the ground. He's very deserving of this title shot, and I think we'll see him in the UFC very soon. Hubbard is no joke, though. He's training out of Colorado and he's ranked No. 1 out of Colorado's lightweights. His lone loss was to a fighter Minnesotans know well in Eric Wisely, and that was via decision. Hubbard has great wrestling, he's strong and he can grind you down."
Hawkeye Fighter prediction: Mota is too much. He wins via second-round submission.


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Officers are investigating a deliberate fire which destroyed two cars and damaged a third in Fawley.
Between 2am and 2.50am on Wednesday, February 29, a Skoda Felicia was set alight, and as the fire spread it also caught on to two other vehicles nearby; a Citroen ZX and a Ford Fusion.
All three cars had been parked in a car park at the corner of Blackfield Road and Foresters Road. The Skoda and Citroen cars were completely destroyed by the fire, and the Ford suffered damage to the rear and one side of the vehicle.
A week earlier, between 4pm on February 21 and 5.20am on February 22, an attempted arson was reported after the Skoda Felicia, while parked in the same location, suffered damage around the fuel cap. Something had been placed inside the cap and set alight, though the fire did not spread.
Officers are now carrying out enquiries in the local area in an effort to identify potential witnesses.
A 42-year-old man from Fawley was arrested on suspicion of arson and has been released without charge.
Sergeant Simon Flint said, "We are currently following up a number of lines of enquiry and have increased police patrols in the area. We are examining the possibility that the incident a week ago is linked to the fire fromyesterday and whether the vehicles were targeted at all. We do believe these incidents are isolated and I would like to hear from anyone who may have seen people acting suspiciously in the area recently."
Anyone with any information should contact Hythe police station on 101 or call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Five times Craig fantasized about Jeff.
It took Shuichi a long time to finally get over Mizuki. It wasn't so much Mizuki himself–herself–as the whole situation that kind of fucked Shuichi up.
You wonder sometimes if you feel like a man because you are one, or because she named you John.
Staying the night at Meemaw's house always means cereal for breakfast, even if it's not cereal day. Today is extra special because it's just Shelly and Meemaw. Erin Juarez is having a slumber party and all the girls in their class were invited, but Missy is just as happy that Shelly didn't want to go as Shelly is not to be going.
Alec has long since learned that when it comes to Parker you have to expect the unexpected, but he didn't think there was anything unexpected to expect about this, and that's obviously where he went wrong.
John has always known Holmes is a remarkable man.